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Right, because the default style of _ means you can never move the Window List to anywhere but the bottom, or well Ambiance has - so I guess that means windows mimize to the middle of the screen? GNOME Shell doesn't have a minimize at all, I guess by your logic isn't not configurable at all, or would that be infinity configurable? At any rate CAN you even move the open applications list in GNOME Shell (from, incidentally the left, where Unity's are)? Though that, like the majority of your replay has nothing to do with the minimize icon and more about Unity in general. > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:18:38 -0400 > From: biturica@xxxxxxxxx > To: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] New style of Minimize button for Natty > > Pointing a minimize button at the left dock further highlights that in > its current form Unity has taken away layout options for me, a humble > end user. > > If I could disable the new dock entirely, I would rely on something more > customizable like AWN and put it wherever I actually wanted it. I don't > actually like any docks at all, but now my personal one-panel-no-dock > scheme is ~deprecated~ by Unity in Unity's current form, and it seems a > dock is now required. I hope that is a bug and not a permanent > anti-pattern. > > Moreover, the Ubuntu "Classic" session in Natty does not work with all > applets that I ~prefer~ to use for the desktop layout that ~I~ want > (e.g., the Talika window switcher is fundamental to my layout, but > breaks Natty Classic). > > Unity has to become ~at least~ as customizable as Gnome 2.x or it is not > a productive environment for ~me~. Moreover, taking time to learn new > paradigms more appropriate for handheld devices than my laptop (and new > buzzword terminology) may amuse designers, but it is a distraction for me. > > I don't know if I am the mythical "normal" user or not but I am an end > user nonetheless, and I don't much care for designers handing down usage > pattern mandates to me from the hipster tower. Gnome's historical > reputation for taking away choice may well be eclipsed by Unity if some > fundamental things do not become optional rather than mandated. Among > other oddities, why does Mark Shuttleworth care where I place a trash icon? > > If you think you're making something for the average user, ask yourself > if the average user would even be signed up to this list. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp |